• Genetic mapping and identification of a QTL determining tolerance to freezing stress in Fragaria vesca L. 

      Davik, Jahn; Wilson, Robert Charles; Njah, Relindis Ghai; Grini, Paul Eivind; Randall, Stephen K,; Alsheikh, Muath K; Sargent, Daniel James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-21)
      Extreme cold and frost cause significant stress to plants which can potentially be lethal. Low temperature freezing stress can cause significant and irreversible damage to plant cells and can induce physiological and ...
    • Genetic mapping using a wheat multi-founder population reveals a locus on chromosome 2A controlling resistance to both leaf and glume blotch caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum 

      Lin, Min; Corsi, Beatrice; Ficke, Andrea; Tan, Kar-Chun; Cockram, James; Lillemo, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-29)
      Key message A locus on wheat chromosome 2A was found to control feld resistance to both leaf and glume blotch caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum. Abstract The necrotrophic fungal pathogen ...
    • Genetic population structure of the monogenean parasite Gyrodactylus thymalli and its host European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) in a large Norwegian lake 

      Pettersen, Ruben Alexander; Junge, Claudia; Østbye, Kjartan; Mo, Tor Atle; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-15)
      Understanding how populations are structured in space and time is a central question in evolutionary biology. Parasites and their hosts are assumed to evolve together, however, detailed understanding of mechanisms leading ...
    • Genetic Structure of the Norwegian Parastagonospora nodorum Population 

      Lin, Min; Ficke, Andrea; Cockram, James; Lillemo, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-16)
      The necrotrophic fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum causes Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), which is one of the dominating leaf blotch diseases of wheat in Norway. A total of 165 P. nodorum isolates were collected from ...
    • Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior 

      Nagoshi, Rodney N.; Goergen, Georg; Koffi, Djima; Agboka, Komi; Adjevi, Anani Kossi Mawuko; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Van den Berg, Johnnie; Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T.; Winsou, Jeannette K.; Meagher, Robert L.; Brévault, Thierry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-04)
      The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn and several other crops of economic importance. The species has characteristics that make it of particular concern ...
    • Genetic substructure and admixture as important factors in linkage disequilibrium-based estimation of effective number of breeders in recovering wildlife populations 

      Kopatz, Alexander; Eiken, Hans Geir; Schregel, Julia; Aspi, Jouni; Kojola, Ilpo; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The number of effective breeders (Nb) and effective population size (Ne) are population parameters reflective of evolutionary potential, susceptibility to stochasticity, and viability. We have estimated these parameters ...
    • Genetic yield gains of winter wheat in Germany over more than 100 years (1895-2007) under contrasting fertilizer applications 

      Ahrends, Hella Ellen; Eugster, Werner; Gaiser, Thomas; Rueda-Ayala, Victor; Hüging, H.; Ewert, F.; Siebert, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-27)
      For highly productive regions such as Germany, the increase of wheat grain yields observed throughout the 20th century is largely attributed to the progress in crop breeding and agronomic management. However, several studies ...
    • Genome analysis of Phytophthora cactorum strains associated with crown- and leather-rot in strawberry 

      Gogoi, Anupam; Rossmann, Simeon Lim; Lysøe, Erik; Stensvand, Arne; Brurberg, May Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07-03)
      Phytophthora cactorum has two distinct pathotypes that cause crown rot and leather rot in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Strains of the crown rot pathotype can infect both the rhizome (crown) and fruit tissues, while ...
    • Genome- and transcriptome-derived microsatellite loci in lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus: Molecular tools for aquaculture, conservation and fisheries management 

      Maduna, Simo; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Jónsdóttir, Ólöf Dóra Bartels; Imsland, Albert; Klutsch, Cornelya; Nyman, Tommi; Eiken, Hans Geir; Hagen, Snorre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-17)
      The lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus is commercially exploited in numerous areas of its range in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is important in salmonid aquaculture as a biological agent for controlling sea lice. Despite the ...
    • Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to septoria nodorum leaf blotch in a Nordic spring wheat collection 

      Ruud, Anja Karine; Dieseth, Jon Arne; Ficke, Andrea; Furuki, Eiko; Phan, Huyen T. T.; Oliver, Richard; Tan, Kar-Chun; Lillemo, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-07)
      Parastagonospora nodorum is the causal agent of Septoria nodorum leaf blotch (SNB) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). It is the most important leaf blotch pathogen in Norwegian spring wheat. Several quantitative trait loci ...
    • Genome-wide association mapping of septoria nodorum blotch resistance in Nordic winter and spring wheat collections 

      Lin, Min; Ficke, Andrea; Dieseth, Jon Arne; Lillemo, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-23)
      Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum, is the dominant leaf blotch pathogen of wheat in Norway. Resistance/susceptibility to SNB is a quantitatively inherited ...
    • Genomes of the willow-galling sawflies Euura lappo and Eupontania aestiva (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae): a resource for research on ecological speciation, adaptation, and gall induction 

      Michell, Craig; Wutke, Saskia; Aranda, Manuel; Nyman, Tommi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-31)
      Hymenoptera is a hyperdiverse insect order represented by over 153,000 different species. As many hymenopteran species perform various crucial roles for our environments, such as pollination, herbivory, and parasitism, ...
    • Genomic evidence uncovers inbreeding and supports translocations in rescuing the genetic diversity of a landlocked seal population 

      Sundell, Tarja; Kammonen, Juhana I.; Mustanoja, Ella; Biard, Vincent; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Niemi, Marja; Nykänen, Milaja; Nyman, Tommi; Palo, Jukka U.; Valtonen, Mia; Paulin, Lars; Jernvall, Jukka; Auvinen, Petri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-07)
      Fragmentation of isolated populations increases the risk of inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity. The endemic Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is one of the most endangered pinnipeds in the world with a ...
    • Genomic signatures and insights into host niche adaptation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium humberi 

      Iwanicki, Natasha Sant'Anna; Botelho, Ana Beatriz Riguetti Zanardo; Ingeborg, Klingen; Júnior, Italo Delalibera; Simeon, Rossmann; Lysøe, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      The genus Metarhizium is composed of species used in biological control programs of agricultural pests worldwide. This genus includes common fungal pathogen of many insects and mites and endophytes that can increase plant ...
    • Genomic Signatures of Local Adaptation under High Gene Flow in Lumpfish—Implications for Broodstock Provenance Sourcing and Larval Production 

      Maduna, Simo; Jónsdóttir, Ólöf Dóra Bartels; Imsland, Albert; Gíslason, Davíð; Reynolds, Patrick; Kapari, Lauri Teemu; Hangstad, Thor Arne; Meier, Kristian; Hagen, Snorre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09-26)
      Aquaculture of the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) has become a large, lucrative industry owing to the escalating demand for “cleaner fish” to minimise sea lice infestations in Atlantic salmon mariculture farms. We used ...
    • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe 

      Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Slámová, Lenka; Morganti, Sandro; Grefen, Claudio; Carvalho, Barbara; Dauphin, Benjamin; Rellstab, Christian; Gugerli, Felix; Opgenoorth, Lars; Heer, Katrin; Knutzen, Florian; Arx, Georg von; Valladares, Fernando; Cavers, Stephen; Fady, Bruno; Alía, Ricardo; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Avanzi, Camilla; Bagnoli, Francesca; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastien, Catherine; Benavides, Raquel; Bernier, Frédéric; Bodineau, Guillaume; Bastias, Cristina C.; Charpentier, Jean-paul; Climent, José M.; Corréard, Marianne; Courdier, Florence; Danusevičius, Darius; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Barrio, José M. García del; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C.; Gray, Alan; Hartleitner, Christoph; Hurel, Agathe; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kujala, Sonja T.; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lascoux, Martin; Lefebvre, Marlène; Lejeune, Vincent; Le-Provost, Grégoire; Liesebach, Mirko; Malliarou, Ermioni; Mariotte, Nicolas; Myking, Tor; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-02)
      The dataset presented here was collected by the GenTree project (EU-Horizon 2020), which aims to improve the use of forest genetic resources across Europe by better understanding how trees adapt to their local environment. ...
    • The GenTree Leaf Collection: Inter- and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in Europe 

      Benavides, Raquel; Carvalho, Bárbara; Bastias, Cristina C.; López-Quiroga, David; Mas, Antonio; Cavers, Stephen; Gray, Alan; Albet, Audrey; Alía, Ricardo; Ambrosio, Olivier; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Auñón, Francisco; Avanzi, Camilla; Avramidou, Evangelia V.; Bagnoli, Francesca; Ballesteros, Eduardo; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastien, Catherine; Bernier, Frédéric; Bignalet, Henry; Bouic, Damien; Brunetto, William; Buchovska, Jurata; Cabanillas-Saldaña, Ana M.; Cheval, Nicolas; Climent, José M.; Correard, Marianne; Cremer, Eva; Danusevičius, Darius; Dauphin, Benjamin; Del Caño, Fernando; Denou, Jean-Luc; Dokhelar, Bernard; Dourthe, Rémi; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Fera, Andreas; Fonti, Patrick; Ganopoulos, Ioannis; del Barrio, José M. García; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C; Graf, René; Grivet, Delphine; Gugerli, Felix; Hartleitner, Christoph; Heer, Katrin; Hollenbach, Enja; Hurel, Agathe; Issehuth, Bernard; Jean, Florence; Jorge, Veronique; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kappner, Jan-Philipp; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kesälahti, Robert; Knutzen, Florian; Kujala, Sonja T.; Kumpula, Timo; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lalanne, Celine; Lambertz, Johannes; Lascoux, Martin; Le Provost, Gregoire; Liesebach, Mirko; Malliarou, Ermioni; Marchon, Jérémy; Mariotte, Nicolas; Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Matesanz, Silvia; Meischner, Helge; Michotey, Célia; Milesi, Pascal; Morganti, Sandro; Myking, Tor; Nilsen, Anne Eskild; Notivol, Eduardo; Opgenoorth, Lars; Østreng, Geir; Pakull, Birte; Piotti, Andrea; Plomion, Christophe; Poinot, Nicolas; Pringarbe, Mehdi; Puzos, Luc; Pyhäjärvi, Tanja; Raffin, Annie; Ramírez-Valiente, José A; Rellstab, Christian; Richter, Sebastian; Robledo-Arnuncio, Juan J; San Segundo, Sergio; Savolainen, Outi; Schneck, Volker; Schueler, Silvio; Scotti, Ivan; Semerikov, Vladimir; Sønstebø, Jørn Henrik; Spanu, Ilaria; Thevenet, Jean; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette; Turion, Norbert; Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe; Villar, Marc; Westin, Johan; Fady, Bruno; Valladares, Fernando (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-06)
      Motivation Trait variation within species can reveal plastic and/or genetic responses to environmental gradients, and may indicate where local adaptation has occurred. Here, we present a dataset of rangewide variation in ...
    • The GenTree Platform: Growth traits and tree-level environmental data in 12 European forest tree species 

      Opgenoorth, Lars; Dauphin, Benjamin; Benavides, Raquel; Heer, Katrin; Alizoti, Paraskevi; Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Alía, Ricardo; Ambrosio, Olivier; Audrey, Albet; Auñón, Francisco; Avanzi, Camilla; Avramidou, Evangelia; Bagnoli, Francesca; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastias, Cristina C; Bastien, Catherine; Ballesteros, Eduardo; Beffa, Giorgia; Bernier, Frédéric; Bignalet, Henri; Bodineau, Guillaume; Bouic, Damien; Brodbeck, Sabine; Brunetto, William; Buchovska, Jurata; Buy, Melanie; Cabanillas-Saldaña, Ana M; Carvalho, Bárbara; Cheval, Nicolas; Climent, José M; Correard, Marianne; Cremer, Eva; Danusevičius, Darius; Del Caño, Fernando; Denou, Jean-Luc; Di Gerardi, Nicolas; Dokhelar, Bernard; Ducousso, Alexis; Nilsen, Anne Eskild; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Fonti, Patrick; Ganopoulos, Ioannis; García Del Barrio, José M; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C; Graf, René; Gray, Alan; Grivet, Delphine; Gugerli, Felix; Hartleitner, Christoph; Hollenbach, Enja; Hurel, Agathe; Issehut, Bernard; Jean, Florence; Jorge, Veronique; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kappner, Jan-Philipp; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kesälahti, Robert; Knutzen, Florian; Kujala, Sonja T; Kumpula, Timo A; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lalanne, Celine; Lambertz, Johannes; Lascoux, Martin; Lejeune, Vincent; Le-Provost, Gregoire; Levillain, Joseph; Liesebach, Mirko; López-Quiroga, David; Meier, Benjamin; Malliarou, Ermioni; Marchon, Jérémy; Mariotte, Nicolas; Mas, Antonio; Matesanz, Silvia; Meischner, Helge; Michotey, Célia; Milesi, Pascal; Morganti, Sandro; Nievergelt, Daniel; Notivol, Eduardo; Østreng, Geir; Pakull, Birte; Perry, Annika; Piotti, Andrea; Plomion, Christophe; Poinot, Nicolas; Pringarbe, Mehdi; Puzos, Luc; Pyhäjärvi, Tanja; Raffin, Annie; Ramírez-Valiente, José A; Rellstab, Christian; Remi, Dourthe; Richter, Sebastian; Robledo-Arnuncio, Juan J; San Segundo, Sergio; Savolainen, Outi; Schueler, Silvio; Schneck, Volker; Scotti, Ivan; Semerikov, Vladimir; Slámová, Lenka; Sønstebø, Jørn Henrik; Spanu, Ilaria; Thevenet, Jean; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette; Turion, Norbert; Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe; Villar, Marc; von Arx, Georg; Westin, Johan; Fady, Bruno; Myking, Tor; Valladares, Fernando; Aravanopoulos, Filippos A; Cavers, Stephen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-18)
      Background Progress in the field of evolutionary forest ecology has been hampered by the huge challenge of phenotyping trees across their ranges in their natural environments, and the limitation in high-resolution environmental ...
    • Germination and seedling establishment of Norway spruce (Picea abies) after clear-cutting is affected by timing of soil scarification 

      Fløistad, Inger; Hylen, Gro; Hanssen, Kjersti Holt; Granhus, Aksel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-25)
      Natural regeneration of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is a relatively common practice in Norway on medium to low site indices. However, seedling establishment is often hampered by rapid regrowth of competing ...
    • Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp Applications for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Crop Nutritional Qualities: A Review 

      Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji; Adesokan, Michael; Fawole, Segun; Maziya-Dixon, Busie; Tesfai, Mehreteab; Chikoye, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-21)
      Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp is a well-known agroforestry leguminous tree that provides multiple benefits in different agroecological zones. Its apparent versatility is seen in improving animal feed, cleaningenvironmental ...